Remould the Glory of Sword Art

"Very slim."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head, "If we want to take action at the grand banquet, we have to face all the Yang God strong persons of the Demon Country."

"Ye Ling is near the Third Realm."

Cui Zhen suddenly said, "As long as I send a message, she will arrive at the scene."

"Not enough."

Xie Xuanyi still shook his head, "I have another helper on my side... but even with the ’Sea Surfing King’, I still feel the odds are slim."

What they were attempting was assassination.

Once so many people got involved,

the assassination turned into an attack.

The Nether Sea Venerable excelled in the art of talisman formation mastery. As long as one strike couldn’t take his life, it would put the situation in the worst state.

"Swish!"

Just as Xie Xuanyi and Cui Zhen were deep in thought,

a piercing sound of air cutting suddenly echoed from the small courtyard on the mountain.

The void trembled, clouds swayed, and a black-robed figure suddenly descended.

"Someone?"

Cui Zhen immediately became alert.

Before the shadow fell, he had already caught the person’s trajectory.

"Heh."

Xie Xuanyi sneered, his Divine Thought was faster than Cui Zhen’s, he had already seen the face of the comer hundreds of feet away.

This shadow was robust, draped in black robes, wearing a mask, concealing his face with divine skills, obviously not wanting anyone to see his facial features... but the skills were too clumsy, Xie Xuanyi swept over with a Divine Thought and already figured out who it was.

The visitor was none other than the senior disciple under Venerable Heavenly Phoenix —

Green Flame Venerable!

"There’s a path to the Immortal Realm you won’t walk, but you insist on barging into the Netherworld without a door."

Xie Xuanyi sneered, immediately understanding the visitor’s intent. That night at this Qi Blue Mountain banquet, the internal conflict between Venerable Heavenly Phoenix and Red Flame Great Venerable’s faction was completely ignited, leaving no room for mediation. Heavenly Phoenix waited at the mountaintop for a while, unable to bear Yuan Huo’s solo departure, how could he swallow this?

Apparently,

this was an attempt to emulate the previous night, planning a raid on the Red Flame faction.

Such matters...

Heavenly Phoenix wouldn’t handle personally.

He had already exposed his cultivation that night, as a dignified Yang God Venerable, raiding the Yin God juniors would be ludicrous if word got out.

Therefore... resolving disciples’ conflicts was left to the disciples.

The strongest disciple under Heavenly Phoenix was none other than Green Flame Venerable!

With Green Flame Venerable’s strength, the chances of ambushing Yuan Huo were low, so he could only target another "unfortunate soul."

Xie Xuanyi was an excellent target for robbery.

Low realm, low status.

Robbing such a fellow, posed no risk... at least in Green Flame Venerable’s view.

"Rustle!"

Green Flame Venerable stepped into the estate, raising his hand and casting a stream of talismans.

His purpose was simple—

to prevent the scene from leaking.

But this action was clearly unnecessary...

because Xie Xuanyi feared the scene leaking more than Green Flame Venerable, so he had already set up several layers of talisman formations around the courtyard, sealing it off like a fortress.

"You’re all quite calm."

Green Flame Venerable looked at the courtyard.

Two women and a man were looking at him, none tried to flee, none screamed.

The scene was silent, a pin drop could be heard.

Green Flame Venerable smiled, "You should know what’s about to happen, right?"

His gaze swept over.

The young demon with the surname Lu wasn’t much to look at.

The two maids, however, had a bit of allure. Especially the tall woman wearing a veil hat, draped in a black robe, exuding a faintly charming aura, precisely the type he fancied, and he intended to relish this a bit, making this trip worthwhile.

Green Flame Venerable made no attempt to hide his gaze.

Xie Xuanyi saw it, Ao Ying saw it, and Cui Zhen... naturally saw it too.

"Are you going?"

Xie Xuanyi asked politely, seated in a wheelchair.

"Can you just kill him directly?"

Cui Zhen understood the implication of Green Flame Venerable’s gaze very well, expressing no emotion as he communicated.

"If you don’t wish to assassinate the Nether Sea... then just kill him."

Xie Xuanyi shrugged, indifferent, "Plenty of time if you kill this fellow, if you’re still not satisfied, you can swing by the neighboring hill and hack Venerable Heavenly Phoenix as well."

"..."

Cui Zhen fell silent for a moment.

He didn’t hesitate long between Harmonization and venting his anger.

With a whoosh,

a breeze swept through the courtyard.

Cui Zhen vanished instantly, as for Green Flame Venerable... he didn’t even see what happened, he just managed a step forward when the scene went black, consciousness slipping away as he fell over, hitting the ground heavily.

"A truly revolting creature."

Cui Zhen retracted his knife hand, pulling off his mask, speaking in disgust.

He looked down from above at the fallen Green Flame Venerable, holding back his anger, refraining from slicing the man in two."

The task at hand wasn’t significant, killing Nether Sea mattered more.

"What should we do next?"

Ao Ying appeared a bit worried.

Though Green Flame Venerable was just a small fry, there should be an account for him attacking their hillside tonight.

"This is simple..."

Xie Xuanyi smiled slightly, calmly said, "Just get someone to take the fall, right?"

"Why are you looking at me?"

Cui Zhen, caught by Xie Xuanyi’s gaze, suddenly felt a foreboding premonition.

...

...

Half an incense stick later.

A thunderous explosion startled the void as a figure descended slowly, landing on the small courtyard on the hill.

"..."

Qilin Miaofa True Monarch silently observed the scene before him. Green Flame Venerable lay on the ground, head against the green stone tiles, unconscious, completely passed out, while nearby, Cui Zhen had removed the skirt, holding a wine cup, sitting on a stone bench drinking with a displeased look. Though striking a grand posture, the face was too effeminate and beautiful, still easily linked to a woman.

In an instant.

Qilin Miaofa True Monarch understood what had occurred here.

"Do you want me to help kill him?"

The True Monarch asked calmly, arms folded behind, speaking blandly.

For him, killing Green Flame Venerable was trivial.

Perhaps Venerable Heavenly Phoenix would fly into a rage, perhaps when things escalated to the end, the Great Palace Master would intervene.

But he did not care.

"It’s not necessary."

Xie Xuanyi turned slowly in his wheelchair to face the True Monarch, speaking warmly, "For True Monarch to grace us, the place is already glowing with honor, how could I let you stain your hands with blood?"

"You want me to take the blame for this?"

The True Monarch slightly frowned.

"Exactly. It’s simple, tonight the True Monarch came to my little courtyard for tea, and just so happened, an oblivious ’assassin’ came."

Xie Xuanyi smiled, "That’s how it’ll go next."

"With my way of handling things, I would simply kill the opponent."

The True Monarch said nonchalantly.

"Sometimes killing isn’t the best solution."

Xie Xuanyi stared deeply into Qilin Miaofa True Monarch’s eyes, speaking meaningfully, "To truly make one suffer... killing isn’t the only method."

"Oh?"

The True Monarch became interested and seated himself beside Cui Zhen.

"For those greedy for longevity, strip them of life, rob them of longevity."

"For those craving power, let them fall into the abyss, left with nothing."

"For narcissists of beauty, ruin their appearance, damage their skin."

"The pains of this world are nothing more than targeted remedy..."

Xie Xuanyi coughed lightly into his fist after speaking, "For those who seek to plunder others’ wealth through illegitimate ’robbery’, the best penalty is reverse plundering. Thus, I’ve already cleaned out Green Flame Venerable’s storage bag. In the end, this affair might fall on you, True Monarch."

"..."

Qilin Miaofa True Monarch glanced slightly at Cui Zhen.

The latter felt somewhat embarrassed, avoiding eye contact.

"It’s a trivial matter."

The True Monarch responded generously, chuckling softly, "I’ll take the blame for you."

At that, he paused.

Qilin Miaofa True Monarch naturally caught the underlying implication in Xie Xuanyi’s words.

"Fellow Daoist Xie, as you are the Sword Palace Master of the great Da Sui Sword Palace, inviting me here tonight shouldn’t just be for this petty matter, correct?"

The True Monarch eyed Xie Xuanyi.

Xie Xuanyi smiled slightly.

"True Monarch."

He spoke bluntly, "Since we agreed to assassinate Nether Sea... why didn’t you make a move earlier?"